Which current pro(s) do you think train the hardest???

[MCWAY]

What?

Dude did not go to failure once...closest he got was 5 plates per side and then also the drop set....the prior sets (3 plates, 4 plates) were ended with plenty in the tank....why?

I dont undesrtand this training...well I do actually ---> its called the power of sticking a needle in your ass.....roids are brillant and the slightest exertion is rewarded

Arnold trained impressively hard.....Dorian too.....Branch, inspite the muppet gym attitude that he has, trains very hard

But Kai, phew, not even in their league.

FAILURE to every working set or get the f'ck out of here

PLEASE!!! Failure to every working set is a RSVP for injury. I supposed 4-time Mr. Universe and professional strongman, Bill Pearl, just trained like a girl. Pearl's motto: "Train; don't strain!!". He almost never trained to failure.

[MCWAY]

fucking guy is in his late 30s, on the cusp of an olympia..........has EVERYTHING to lose by getting a muscle tear, happens so easy

hundreds of thousands of possible dollars on the line




so he's supposed to throw on 7 plates just to impress "gino" and tear his fucking peck off the muscle



he is  a bodybuilder, not a strongman, not a powerlifter............. .lee haney said it best in regards to his training philosophy "stimulate, dont annihilate"

Similar to Bill Pearl's "Train; don't strain". Plus, many strongmen and powerlifters don't train to failure, anyway.

But, you hit it on the head. You don't get brownie points for training "hard". What matters is the end result of that training. If it's size, shape, and fullness, you're on track. If it's a torn muscle, you've blown it.

[musclecenter]

Hidetada Yamagishi in the list.

[JP_RC]

I haven't seen that many of current pros train, but from what I've seen it has to be Branch Warren.

Although no pro has trained harder than "Mr. intensity" Tom Platz to date.

[benchmstr]

cedric mcmillan....mainly because of the level of cardio he has to maintain, and the ammount of muscle he has...

i would say branch....but...i dont know..

bench

[240 is Back]

who is the cat that was spitting in the gym?

[dc8pack]

I agree about Dorian training hard and smart, but no one has really brought up Ronnie. The tremendous improvements he made in the late 90's (legs just grew and grew and his back just got thicker and thicker) is indicative of the level of intensity he trained with. Would you say Dorian and Ronnie had superior genetics to say Flex or Paul Dillet.....I would say no, but they busted their ass in the gym day in and day out training super heavy and smart, (although Ronnie pulling an 800lb deadlift close to the Olympia is insanity) and that is why they have well over a decades worth of Olympia titles between them. I respect the hell out of what they put into their training and it paid off. Look at Branch, I don't particularly care for his physique but his success in the sport is 100% due to hard work and I can respect that. Imagine if someone with Vic Martinez's genetics trained with that level of intensity day in and day out. I know Vic has battled injuries (which by the way were not sustained due to training super heavy like Levrone and other guys) and personal issues, but I think he will ultimately end up leaving a legacy like Flex did.....which is could of, would of , should of.....